NY State Dept of Health Offers Series of Zika Virus Webinars

Friday, September 16, 2016

The New York State Department of Health is offering a series of Zika virus webinars during the month of September. These webinars are open to all interested medical professionals inside or outside of the state at no charge.Those who wish to participate must register for each individual session. See below for additional details.

Zika Virus: An Update for Obstetric and Neonatal Providers and the Birth Facility Team

  • Tuesday, September 20, 12-1pm ET
  • Speaker: Lou Smith, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Bureau of Communical Disease Control, NYSDOH
  • Click here to register

Zika Virus: An Update for the NYS Healthcare Provider

  • Wendesday, September 21, 2016, 12-1pm ET
  • Speakers:
    • P. Bryon Backenson, MPH, Director of Vector-Borne DIseases, NYSDOH
    • Elizabeth Dufort, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, Division of Epidemiology, NYSDOH
  • Click here to register

Zika Virus: An Update on Transplant Associated Concerns

  • Thursday, September 22, 2016, 12-1pm ET
  • Hosted by: NYSDOH and the NYS Transplant Council
  • Speakers:
    • Lewis Teperman, MD, FACS, Vice Chair of Surgery and Director of Organ Transplantation at Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, Region 9 Councillor to the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS)
    • Marian Michaels, MD, MPH, Professior of Pediatrics and Surgery at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Vice Chair of the UNOS Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) 
  • Click here to register

Zika Virus: An Update for the Pediatric Provider

  • Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 12-1pm ET
  • Speaker: Nina Ahmad, MD, Medical Director, Division of Epidemiology, NYSDOH
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Commissioner's Medical Grand Rounds-  From A to Zika: An update on Zika Virus for Primary Care Providers

  • Wendesday, September 29, 2016, 6-8pm ET
  • Click here for additional details regarding speakers and CMEs
  • Click here to register to attend in person or via liver webinar